Both the Biggar Minor Hockey Assoication and Biggar Minor Ball Association received grant money through the SLGA's two most recent rounds of charitable gaming grants. Hockey received $2,775.48 back at the end of September, and the local ball organization received $2,213.70 looking at funding announced on the final day of November.
It's always nice to see minor sports organizations with a full bank account, as WestCentralOnline spoke with Biggar Minor Hockey president Coady Dehr about what the money means to their organization specifically.
"When we apply for that grant, Biggar Minor Hockey, we are just hoping to just get it in our account if we can." Dehr said, as keeping costs low enough that everyone can play is their main mission.
"We don't want the cost to get too high that it is a deterrent to some families. If we can get give or take $2500, we have about 100 members, so that keeps our costs down. I don't think we have raised our fees in ten years for kids to play hockey in Biggar, so getting that money helps us keep it low."
Having money in the bank prevents organizations like Biggar Minor Hockey from having to really rely on their community to keep things going. Dehr and company would rather save that community support for a surplus.
"We do not rely on this funding, but it is nice to get."
The most recent list of charitable gaming grants for the province was released on Wednesday. Delisle Minor Ball, Kerrobert Minor Ball, and the Rosetown Minor Athletic Association were other sports groups to receive funding.
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